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Need Help With Ubuntu.... I am a Linux NOOB :D

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sorry i hadnt seen this earlier, I would suggest running :
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree (may need to be typed in with a version number, dunno) to install the package, see if that helps, then if it installs, run the command it recommended if prompted to do so again.
 
this is what i get when running the command you told me

josh@dimension:~$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Password:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
josh@dimension:~$


so i still get the same error message as before
 
also i just downloaded ver 7.4 from the ubuntu website, do you think i should just delete everything and install the new one and see if the problem is resolved with the newer release? or does this sound like it is a problem with my current config and not the release??!!
 
sorry for triple posting but this is also a "BUMP" i booted into xp and downloaded the linux flash player to my usb flash disk and installed it on ubuntu, so now i have the firefox flash working but in order to use add/remove programs to install stuff i still get the same error and when i type in the command i get the same thing...

josh@dimension:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Password:
Setting up flashplugin-nonfree (7.0.68~ubuntu3) ...
Downloading...

and it just sits there for hours and does nothing... any ideas?
 
No offense to any of the excellent gurus on this site, but there are about a zillion more "helpers" available on the Ubuntu Forum here: http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php

and/or the Kubuntu Forum here: http://www.kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php

;)

p.s. set up the Medibuntu repository, and install your flash player as a regular package, rather than doing it the way you tried.

:)

p.p.s unless you're running the 64-bit OS, in which case you need to check under the "64-bit" topic on Ubuntu forum for the special nspluginwrapper script installer, here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=425672
 
DIBL has a point, the Ubuntu Forums could help you further, BUT, if you want, you could just install the latest Ubuntu release, it's more stable, has bug fixes, nice new packages (a new GNOME, which is basically the only reason they bring out Ubuntu every six months anyway...), and is easy to install. It'll migrate system settings over to the new install too, so settings won't be changed too significantly
 
The current release "Feisty Fawn" aka 7.04 works fine for me (both Ubuntu and Kubuntu). The next release "Gutsy Gibbon" aka 7.10 is available for testing, but probably still has a few bugs at this point. If you are kinda new to Linux, I recommend you make a quick study here before you get too far along -- particular check the "planning partitions" part, where a separate /home partition for your data and desktop settings is highly recommended: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php

It would also be an excellent idea to make a "Live CD" from the ISO image, and play with that on your hardware, to check out your sound and video and USB stuff, just in case your configuration is going to present "issues" after installation.
 
thanks guys, i will check out the ubuntu forum and i am going to try the Fiesty Fawn release as soon as i can come up with a cd!!?? i lost a whole stack of them somewhere!!?? :(
 
Not sure if you found some help yet, but heres my suggestion

run sudo apt-get remove flashplayerwhatever
then sudo apt-get clean
then sudo apt-get check

then try installing again.
 
i burned the ISO from ubuntu 7.04 to a cd and it wont boot to it. is there a way i can install it from inside linux? i have gone through the cd a little while in ubuntu to see if i could find a way to install it, but no luck. and i tried booting to my older ver 6.10 and then changing the cd to the new one and then clicking on install and nothing. any ideas?
 
markitect said:
Go into your bios an make sure its set to boot of cd-rom first.
Click to expand...

it is but i think that there is a problem with the iso i downloaded from ubuntu for the new release. or it burned wrong. it auto loads from with in windows and i can install clamwin and firefox and stuff from it so i know that the cd works but i think it is missing the boot to options or something. cause i tried booting to the older ubuntu cd and then changing to the new one to install it as well but that didnt work. so maybe i will just download fiesty fawn again and try it all over again.
 
Sometimes it helps to burn the ISO at a slow speed, like 4x, on your CD burner. They're picky ... :)
 
nah it was just a messed up downlaod for some reason. i redownloaded it today as a torrent and it works fine. i just need to get my vid crd RMA to hurry up now. cause with both ubuntu and vista ultimate i get a continous loop of turn on computer, select OS, OS loads, and then instant standby..... and if i power on again it goes right back into standby before i can even click on anything. stupid old backup vid card:D
 
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